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08
Dec 2023
New independent school in Harrogate toasts first Ofsted inspection
Staff and pupils at a new independent school in Harrogate are celebrating after it passed its first ever Ofsted inspection with flying colours.
Strive for Education, on North Park Road, is a special school which caters for pupils with autistic spectrum disorders and social, emotional and mental health needs.
It was registered with the Department for Education in February this year and inspected in November. Ofsted rated it “good” in all areas except for behaviour and attitudes, which it said were “outstanding”.
The report said:
Strive for Education has 23 pupils aged 14 to 19, half of them attending on a part-time basis.
Andy Brown, headteacher and co-owner of Strive for Education, said:
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